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Does It Ever Stop–Johnson and Johnson Recall of Insulin Cartridges And an FDA Warning Letter on the Cordis Stents by Medical Quack Patient ExpertHealth Maven stream of product recalls, has recalled hundreds of thousands of potentially leaky insulin pump... There have been adverse events reported but luckily no deaths on the insulin cartridges...
J&J Recalls Insulin Cartridges by Ulysee W. Patient Expert division has recalled 45,000 defective insulin cartridges which can leak and also deliver sub-therapeutic doses of the insulin. The company has warned consumers not to use the affected lots...
Recalls 2.1 Million Cribs Recalled; Group Warns of Bad Toys by Brett .. Patient Expert  Just as 2.1 million drop-side cribs are being recalled, holiday shoppers are once again being warned of hazardous toys. There have been four known suffocations following hardware failures involving...
Recalls 2.1 Million Cribs Recalled; Group Warns of Bad Toys by Brett .. Patient Expert  Just as 2.1 million drop-side cribs are being recalled, holiday shoppers are once again being warned of hazardous toys. There have been four known suffocations following hardware failures...
FDA Warns of Bogus Insulin Reappearing by Medical Quack Patient ExpertHealth Maven .html#ixzz0IPxacbVL&D FDA Warns of Bogus Insulin Technorati Tags: FDA, insulin, healthcare, Levemir ... and Drug Administration has learned that some stolen vials of the long-acting insulin Levemir made by Novo...
Insulin Pump Problems and Recalls – FDA Get Those Tags Out There So Consumers Can Identify Them Easily with Cell Phones by Medical Quack Patient ExpertHealth Maven .   One more time we can address the fact that the FDA has no way of recalling devices in an efficient... for recalls.  People die because they use or are implanted with recalled and faulty devices that miss getting...
Roche Insulin Delivery Systems announces recall of ACCU-CHEK® FlexLink Plus infusion sets by FDA FDA posts press releases and other notices of recalls and market... Insulin Delivery Systems announced today that it is notifying its customers and healthcare professionals...
Roche ACCU-CHEK FlexLink Plus Infusion Set: Class I Recall - Potential for Under-Delivery of Insulin by FDA -CHEK Ultraflex, other Accu-Chek infusion sets or insulin pumps are not affected by this recall...: There is a potential for under-delivery of insulin due to a tube (cannula) which may become kinked or bent...
FDA Recalls Synthes Vertebral Implant and Issues 2 Warnings to Other Companies And Still No System To Intellectually Handle the by Medical Quack Patient ExpertHealth Maven Ok I’m going to take the opportunity to once more mention how recalls could be handled... for a solution.  Below is a recap on my post from November on the recall from Synthes.  I had a doctor...
Delta Recalls Prompts Crib Warning to Parents by meta-DAD Patient Expert by CPSC Early Warning System Prompt… CPSC Press Release | Infant Death Prompts Recall to Repair 985... release is on the heels of two seperate recalls for Delta Cribs (Delta Enterprise, Inc.) today...

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Six Month Update on Using an Insulin Pump
As readers may recall, I started using a Cozmo insulin pump last summer, now over half a year... this warning off, but the pump still nags me to check my BG under certain circumstances: for instance, it beeps..., it will suggest exactly how many units of insulin would be needed to bring it down. Of course...crap

I'm pumped
As long-time readers know, I've been equivocating about getting an insulin pump... through the reams of papers, instructions, warnings, and foreign-language versions of same, installed software... with me that I should take my last dose of my basal insulin last night, in preparation for starting using my pump today. Yes, today is P...crap

What is the most recent warning of taking Actos?
My doctor just asked me if I heard the latest warnings about Actos. He has me on Junivia, Actos and Insulin. I asked him if I should quit taking Actos and he just told me to take what I already have (which is 3 months) then I can quit taking it. Why should I continue to take it if there is new problems...crap

insulin resistance
Everyone lately is talking about this "insulin resistance", could you please expain....S., R.D. insulin resistance Insulin resistance is when your body is making enough insulin but your body... to risk. In addition, some medications have a side effect of causing insulin resistance (side effects don...crap

Should you buy an insulin pump from a previous user?
-working (if so, see item 1 above!) People buying such pumps will not be warned of recalls nor notified... that some readers were selling insulin pumps. The writers indicated that they had acquired newer pumps... the writers, as I plan to switch to an insulin pump myself (sooner or later), and the quoted prices were less...crap

Pump, Pump, Pump, Pump it Up!
Insulin pumps are everywhere it seems. In fact most diabetics I know already have or are in the process of getting an insulin pump. I think that insulin pumps are a great tool for some. They can help... to 2000. Insulin pumps were still very new at this time but I wanted one so badly. I got my wish...crap

Bolusing Early: A Case Study
A few weeks ago, pregnancy induced insulin resistance set in ferociously.  I recall this process... to plan ahead so that the insulin would be working by the time I was ready to eat; that took about a week to fit into my routine.   I wore my continuous glucose monitor for about a week as the insulin...crap

Findings from Using an Insulin Pump for a Year
I was thinking about how long it's been since I started using my insulin pump, and looked it up..., but it allows fine-tuning of insulin dosing that simply isn't available with shots, and I suspect I've had less..., such as pump failure)? No, not unless it was for pump failure. I keep a supply of syringes and insulin nearby...crap

To Pump or Not To Pump?
me up was, “I WANT AN INSULIN PUMP!!!” My Endocrinologist warned me that it would be frustrating... The first time I saw an Insulin Pump, I fell in love. It was only three months since my diagnoses... I tried to put it all together (the insulin, the cannula, the syringe, the infusion set). I started crying...crap

Teens and Diabetes: Insulin Pump Safety Concerns
Teens and Insulin Pumps – Isn’t the challenge really diabetes?   I’m struggling... about the dangers of insulin pumps usage in adolescents.   According to FDA records there were 1594 injuries to teens related to pump usage during a ten year period and thirteen teens died using insulin pumps...crap